Page No.205-212.
Muhammad Akram Riaz, Sadaf Tariq, Rubina Hanif
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
and
Muhammad Naveed Riaz
University of Sargodha, Sargodha
.
The present study aimed at examining the moderating role of personality factors in
the relationship between self-esteem and belief in just world among university
students. The present study was based on cross-sectional survey research design.
The sample of the present study comprised 400 university students. Purposive
convenient sampling technique was applied for data collection. Self-Esteem Scale,
Mini Marker Personality Inventory, and Personal Belief in Just World Scale were
used to collect the data. Multiple Moderated Regression analysis was applied to
test the hypotheses. The findings indicate that self-esteem positively predicted belief
in just world. Extroversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to
experience positively predicted belief in just world whereas neuroticism negatively
predicted belief in just world. Extroversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and
openness to experience positively moderated the relationship between self-esteem
and belief in just world whereas neuroticism negatively moderated the relationship
between self-esteem and belief in just world among university students
.